Bill fold



May 3, 1932. G GROQM 1,856,703

BILL FOLD Filed Feb. 12, 1930 INVENTOR.

, 7 ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 3, 1932 PATE GEORGE F. GROOM, OF WEST BEND, WISCONSIN,ASSIGN OR T ENGER-KRESS COMPANY, OF WEST BEND, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATIONOF WISCONSIN BILL roL-D Application filed February 12, 1930. Serial No.427,826.

This invention relates to improvements in bill folds.

In the ordinary type of bill fold, when a relatively large number ofbills are carried therein, considerable buckling of the leather occurs,rendering the article bulky to carry and unsightly in appearance.

While it is understood that various attempts have been made to provide anonbuckling bill fold, in the majority of the prior constructions eithera loose flap has been employed to slide within a pocket, or said flaphas been secured to the pocket by means of a section of relatively thinflexible material, such as cloth.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide an improved billfold of the class described, in which the slidable flap is connected tothe opposite portion of the bill fold in a novel manner to permit freesliding movement outwardly for a definitely limited distance.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improvednon-buckling bill fold in which the slidable flap is connected to thepocket in such a manner that the use of cloth or other thin flexiblematerial to limit the outward movement is eliminated.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bill fold which issimple in construction, attractive in appearance, inexpensive tomanufacture, and well adapted for the purpose described.

IVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved bill fold and all its parts and combinations, as set forth inthe claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating one complete embodiment ofthe preferred form of the invention, in which the same referencenumerals designate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the bill fold in open position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with parts broken away to show details ofconstruction;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is anedge view of the bill fold in folded condition.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 8 designates the outer wall ofthe bill fold, said wall being constructed preferably of leather.Leather pockets 9 and 10, comprising inner sections 11 and 12 and outersections 13 and 14 respectively, are each secured by stitching 15 on anend edge and a side edge to the inner side of the outer wall of the billfold to form an inner wall. The outer section 13 of the pocket 9 ispreferably formed with an opening within which isinglass 16, or othertransparent material, is positioned. An additional section of material17 is secured to the outside of the other outer pocket section 14 toform an auxiliary pocket. The inner section 11 of the pocket 9 is formedwith a pair of spaced apart slits 18, said slits defining a loop 19.

The inner section 12 of the pocket 10 is elongated to form a flap 20,the latter extending within the opposite Pocket 9 between its twosections 11 and 13. Secured at its inner end to the lower side of theflap 20 is a substantially FF-shaped tongue 21 having at its outer endlaterally projecting stop portions 22. The said tongue, which is alsopreferably constructed of leather, is slidable within the loop 19, theprojecting portions 22, however, limiting its outward movement. 7

In use, identification cards, or the like, may be inserted in the pocket9 beneath the sheet of isinglass 16. Other small articles maybe carriedin the pocket 10 and in the auxiliary pocket formed by the section 17.Bills are inserted between the pockets and the outer wall 8. 'VVhen arelatively large number of bills is carried, the inner portion of thebill fold is naturally forced a considerable distance away from theouter wall. In the ordinary typeof construction, this will beaccompanied by considerable buckling of the leather when the containeris folded as in Fig. 4. In the improved construction embodied in thepresent invention, however, when a large number of bills is inserted,due to the flap 20, and its slidable tongue connection, there is arelative sliding movement between the pocket 9 and the pocket 10, andthe inner portion of the fold will, therefore, readily adapt itself toeither a large or small number of bills without buckling. Accidentalpulling of the flap 20 out of the pocket 9 is prevented by the stopportions 22 on the tongue 21. Due to the fact that the tongue ispositioned entirely below the flap 20, it is efiectively concealed fromView, and is further prevented from catching into cards which may becarried within the pocket 9.

Although only one form of bill fold has 10 been shown and described, itis obvious that various modifications may be made Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention, and it is to be understood that all changesand modifications are included as may come within the scope of theclaims.

l/Vhat I claim is 1. A bill fold comprising an outer wall and a dividedinner wall, a flap projecting laterally from one of said inner Wallsections, a tongue secured to the lower side of said flap, said tonguehaving a stop projection, guiding means in connection with said otherinner wall section within which said tongue is slidable, an additionalsection of material superimgg posed upon and in connection with saidlast mentioned inner wall section to form a pocket having an opening forslidably receiving the flap and tongue of the first mentioned inner wallsection, said flap entirely covering the tongue and guiding means sothat said tongue and guiding means will not interfere with the insertionof material into the pocket.

2. A bill fold comprising an outer wall and a divided inner wall, a flapprojecting laterally from one of said inner wall sections, a tonguesecured to the lower side of said flap, said tongue having a stopprojection, guiding means in connection with said other inner wallsection within which said tongue is slidable, an additional section ofmaterial superimposed upon and in connection with said last mentionedinner wall section to form a pocket having an opening for slidablyreceiving the flap and tongue of the first mentioned inner wall section,said superimposed section having a window therein of transparentmaterial, and said flap entirely covering the tongue and guiding meansso that said tongue and guiding means will not interfere with the aninsertion of material into the pocket and so that the tongue and guidingmeans will not be visible through the window when material is not in thepocket.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

GEORGE F. GROOM.

